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Bapu Nadkarni
Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni
Born: 4 April 1933, Nasik, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Maharashtra, Mumbai, India.
Known As: Bapu Nadkarni
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Delhi, 3rd Test, 1955/56
Latest Test: India v New Zealand at Auckland, 4th Test, 1967/68
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 07/03/1968)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 41 67 12 1414 122* 25.70 1 7 22 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 9165 665 2559 88 29.07 6-43 4 1 104.1 1.67
FIRST-CLASS
(1951/52 - 1967/68)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 191 266 46 8880 283* 40.36 14 140 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 10686 500 21.37 6-17 19 1
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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To win everytime is the main objective in the game, but there are
times when it is impossible to do so. In such a situation, a team has
to do its best to at least stave off defeat and it is here that
cricketers like Trevor Bailey or `Slasher' Mackay proved their
worth. They proved invaluable to England and Australia by their
defensive batting skills or accurate bowling. And India too were
fortunate in having the services of `Bapu' Nadkarni for over a
decade. For the left handed all rounder was an expert at saving
matches which seemed lost and during his heyday, the Indian team was
generally at the receiving end.
A courageous middle order batsman, Nadkarni time and again held the
later order with some adroit defensive batting. His lone century in
Tests came when India, following on, were facing defeat against
England at Kanpur in 1964. This followed an unbeaten 52 in the first
innings. But for all his obdurate batting, Nadkarni will chiefly be
remembered as a bowler who was `absolutely mean' as one West Indian
batsman described him. Even the greatest strokeplayers of his time
found it impossible to take liberties with his niggardly bowling. He
could land the ball on the same good length spot, over after over. If
the more adventurous batsmen took chances, more often than not they
were worsted in the duel as Nadkarni proved by taking six out of eight
wickets against Australia at Bombay in 1960 and eleven in the match
against the same opponents at Madras in 1964. Just a few months
before, against England at the same venue, Nadkarni set a world record
by sending down 21 consecutive maidens in ending with the mesmeric
figures of 32-27-5-0. A tower of strength to first Maharashtra and
then Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, Nadkarni scored 3993 runs (62.39)
with 12 centuries and took 181 wickets (17.52) in the national
competition over two decades. His highest first class score was 283
not out for Bombay against Delhi in 1960-61. (Partab Ramchand)
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